US Real Estate Markets Top Global Investor Choices: AFIRE April 25, 2022 Beth McCandry Some homes selling in the $1 million range in PG Colliers, Advantage Commercial Real Estate resolve breach of contract, other claims involving staffers
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<p>Investors globally remain keen on the US commercial real estate market. Three in four plan to increase their volume of activity this year, and one in four expect to boost it significantly. Looking beyond 2022, eight in 10 investors expect to increase their US exposure over the next three to five years.</p>
<p>Those are topline results of the annual investor survey conducted by the Association for Foreign Investment in Real Estate. AFIRE drew on input from its broad-based membership of some 175 organizations in 23 countries, representing $3 trillion in assets under management. CBRE and Holland Partner Group served as underwriters of the survey, conducted in February by AFIRE along with the PwC LLP research team.</p>
<p>“I’ve noticed that the most successful among us—both within and beyond the global real estate investment community—can acknowledge uncertainty and still feel out the way ahead,” Gunnar Branson, CEO of AFIRE, wrote in a letter prefacing the report. “They listen to others to find out what they’ve seen, and, through this, they avoid the pitfalls of assuming that something will work simply because that’s how things worked in the past.”</p>
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<p>In a sign of changing strategies, the survey shows that tier-one markets like New York City and Los Angeles no longer consistently top institutional investors’ lists. Secondary and tertiary cities have risen to the highest point on investors’ radar. Atlanta, a secondary city, was the top US choice among respondents, with 37 percent selecting the city; the tertiary market of Austin was selected by 32 percent, tying primary market Boston for the number-two spot.</p>
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